Convertible game board



Nov. 6, 1934. w. E. STAFF coNvERTBLE GAME BOARDl Filed April 21, 1933 2sheets-she 1 ATTORN EY Patented Nov. 6, 1934 vUNITED STATES PATENToEFicE CONVERTIBLE GAME BOARD William E. staff, Jenkintown, Pa.

Application April Z1, 1933, Serial No. 667,268

v 1 claim. (ci. 273-136) The invention relates to a united combinationbination and arrangement of parts as will be game apparatus and moreespecially to a game hereinafter more fully described in detail,illusboard. Hated in the accompanying drawings, which dis- The primaryobject of the invention is the proclose the preferred embodiment of theinvention,

vision of a board of this character, wherein the and pointed out in theclaim hereunto appended. 60

same is in the form of a plurality of sections, In the accompanyingdrawings: these being convertible for association with each Figure l isa plan view of a board with a pluother to enable the playing of varyingmodified rality of;`sections joined with each other for the games on thefloor indoors or smooth ground playing of games, this side beingpreferably covoutdoors, ered with aluminum sheeting for the movable 65Another object of the invention is the proviunits to glide oversmoothly. sion of a board of this character, wherein the Figure 2 is aview similar to Figure 1 showing sections of the same are susceptible ofbeing the sections of the board reversed for the playing extended, alsoreversed and related to each other of another character of game orgames.

when in the set position, and can be made secure Figure 3 is a plan viewshowing the sections 70 to provide a playing surface for selected games,of the board assembled for the playing of hand the board in its entiretybeing of novel constructennis or floor board ping-pong. tion, togetherwith many new and special fea- Figure 4 is an edge elevation of theassociation tures of twenty pins or other objects, whereby of the boardshown in Figure 3.

allowing ten pins to be set up at each end of the Figure 5 is a sideelevation of the sections of I5 playing board for the playing of shuttlebowling, the board associated with each other as a target. using eitherdisks or balls for said game just to throw at with rubber balls. Ymentioned. It is preferable to have specially Figure 6 is a frontelevation of Figure 5. marked deck shuille disks, the marking being from-Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 5 showing a A-l to 10, these beingreserved to a group of further arrangement of two upright sections. 80ve, and B-l to l0, reserved to a group of ilve, Figure 8 is a frontelevation, against which a they being similar to a solid hard wood orhard game of modified hand ball or squash may be rubber and also sixred, six blue and two cue played. v white balls of hard rubber or hardwood, colored Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view showand marked.ing the mounting of one section with relation to 85 Another object ofthe invention is the provithe other as in either Figures 5 or "1. sionof a board of this character, wherein all the Figure 10 is a perspectiveview of a coupling sections are covered on one side with sheetalumipiece. num and perforated markings on two of these Figure 11 isaperspective view of afurther cousections and with the extension featuremaking pling piece. 90 the board unlimited to length, this beingeffected Figure 12 is a perspective view of one of the by adding centersections to same. twenty pins of special construction as mediums A stillfurther object of the invention is the for gamesd v provision of a boardof this character which Figure 13 is a perspective view of one of thepermits the various modified games known as special construction hardrubber disks of which 95 deck shuflle board, shuttle bowling, iioortennis there are five marked A-l to 10 and five marked or floor boardping-pong, hand ball and target `B-l to 10, used as mediums for games.throwing to be played, when set up according to Figure 14 is aperspective view of still a furthe desired game elected, by utilizingboth sides ther medium as hard rubber balls of which there of the boardsections for such purpose. are six red, six blue and two white cueballs, 100

A still further object of I the invention is the red balls being markedor numbered from l to 6, provision of a board of this character which isblue balls numbered from 7 to 12. simple in construction, readily andeasily con- Similar reference characters indicate correvertible throughthe reversible and extensible `sponding parts throughout the severalviews in features, thereby presenting the united combiii'athe drawings.105 tion for games, efficient for the playing of lthe .Referring to thedrawings in detail, the board same indoors and outdoors, and alsoinexpensive comprises companion sections 10 and 11 and 12 tomanufacture. and 13 respectively, each being of substantially With theseand other objects in view, the invenrectangular shape and flat. Themarginal side tion consists inthe features of construction, comand endedges of the sections 10 and 11 have 110 formed therein circular sockets14 and likewise the side edges and one end edge of the sections 12 and13 have formed therein sockets 15 alike to the sockets 14 for a purposepresently described.

The sections 10, 11, 12 and 13 for the playing of certain games can bearranged in a longitudi- Vfaces of the sections 10-and 11 and 12 and 13are playing zones 18 and 19 respectively. The zones 18 are representedby concentric circular markings 20 and spot congurations 21 and 22respectively, while the zones 19 are represented by perforated lines 23dividing these zones into division spaces 24. In such spaces are adaptedto be positioned playing mediums, such as pins 25. to be struck bymovable objects, as for example, a ball 26 or a block 27, the latterbeing also usable upon the playing zones 18 of the sections 10 and 11for the execution or playing of certain games. In other words, the boardis usable for a shuffle board or for tenpins, moditied style. p

In Figure 2 of the drawings the sections 10, 1l, 12 and 13 have beenreversed to have the playing zones 18 exposed while the zones 19 will belowermost and concealed from view.

In Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings the sections l0, l1, l2 and 13 havebeen reassembled with the connecting pieces 16 joining the same for theplaying of a game onV the zones 18 of the sections 10 and 11.

In Figures 5 and 6 of the drawings the sections 10 and l1 are segregatedfrom the'remaining sections of the board and the section 10 is disposedat right angles to the section 11 vand toI hold these sections in thisposition there is used a sill 28 having the attaching pins 29 which fitin selected sockets 14, the sill 28 being disposed at the .meeting endsof said sections 10 and 11 and filling the gap therebetween, whilethe-pieces 16 have the pins 17 thereof engaged in selected sockets 14 asis shown in Figure 9 of the drawings, supplementing the pieces 16 arethe brace rods 3D, these having the rightangular terminals 31 which alsot in selected sockets 14 so that the section 10 will be held at rightangles to the section 11 and this section 10 with its playing zone 18permits the playing of a game with such sections in their dispositionwith respect to each other.

In Figures 7 and 8 of the drawings the pair of sections 10 are disposedat right angles to the pair of sections 11 and the pieces 16 and braces30 are associated therewith in a manner as heretofore described, thepairs of sections 10 and 11 being held in side abutting relation to eachother through the medium of the pieces 16 and in this disposition ofthese sections a game may be played.

.The game boards are constructed of three--` ply Wood, three-eighthsinches in thickness, and each section thirty inches in width and sixfeet long, but may be made in different sizes. The sill 28 together withFigure 10 and Figure 11 coupling pieces or brace rods are of solidaluminum or solid brass material throughout.

What is claimed is: p A game board comprising independent boardlikesections having sockets marginally thereof and each bearing indiciaindicative of playing fields on reverse faces of the same, plate-likeconnecting pieces having lugs near opposite ends for selectiveengagement with the sockets for jo'ning the sections edge to edge in thesame plane with each otheror at right angles to one- WILLIAM E. STAFF

